tudents get some realistic advice about how to break into the sports business.

The year 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of IBM, and students, faculty and staff at the Robert H. Smith School of Business heard just what it took for the company to reach its centennial.

The 2010 to 2011 season of the CEO@Smith Speaker Series came to a close on April 12, 2011, as Baltimore native David Rubenstein spoke to an audience of more than 250 students, faculty and staff at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

The world-premiere of a rap video is not your typical event for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Another case competition – another honor for University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. This time a team of second-year MBA students participated in the ACG Cup Case Competition and was declared winner, impressing the judges with their analysis of case study and presentation skills, in February 2011.

Risk was the hot topic at the Inaugural Smith School and IBM Business Analytics Workshop held in Van Munching Hall on Friday, March 4, 2011. Co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and IBM, the day-long workshop consisted of topics ranging from Department of Homeland Security risk, to aviation safety, to fraud.

Professor Mark Wellman writes about the January 2011 winter study trip to Australia. Americans frequently assume that doing business in Australia is no different from doing business in the US. However, as we have learned on our trip, as well as our visit to the Australian embassy, the two cultures contrast greatly, despite a shared language. Even some common and business terminologies have very different meanings.

MBA students at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have the opportunity to participate in a unique improv course taught by acclaimed Broadway actor, Marc Kudisch, a three-time Tony Award nominee and 2007 Helen Hayes Award winner. (Kudisch was nominated for his roles in Sycamore Trees and Golden Age for the 2011 Helen Hayes Awards.)

Five successful University of Maryland alumni joined on February 24, 2011 at the Robert H. Smith School of Business to impart secrets of success to aspiring student entrepreneurs at an event co-sponsored by the school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and Office of Career Services. The panelists included:

As one of the most well-documented and studied battles in American history, the Battle of Gettysburg offers a rich set of characters, personalities, and examples of leadership decision-making that resonate in many organizations even today. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Greg Hanifee, talks about the Smith School’s new leadership program in partnership with the Gettysburg Foundation.